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Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Ablation in Cardiomyocytes Protects Male Mice From Heart Dysfunction Induced by NKX2.5 Haploinsufficiency.
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology - 1 Nov 2017
Wang Qin, Fan Yunxia, Kurita Hisaka, Jiang Min, Koch Sheryl, Rao Marepalli B, Rubinstein Jack, Puga Alvaro
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiological studies in humans and research in vertebrates indicates that developmental exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), a ubiquitous and biopersistent environmental toxicant, is associated with incidence of early congenital heart disease in the embryo and later in the adult. TCDD-mediated toxicity depends on the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) but the role of the TCDD-activated AHR in...
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